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 Luxury
Hotels - From sleek design hotels
in metropolitan cities like the Park Hyatt
Dubai or the Fasano in Rio to luxury lodges in
remote parts of Africa or luxury tents in
Mongolia, from iconic hotels like the
Sarkies brothers'
Raffles Hotel in
Singapore,
the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok,
the Ciragan Palace in Istanbul and
Marrakech's La Mamounia to new, seductive
hotels like the
Royal Mansour to unique boutique retreats like the
Museum Hotel 's
troglodyte-style lodgings and
Kasbah
Tamadot's enviable location in the Atlas
Mountains- Urbane Nomads' hotel recommendations
span our travel destinations in Asia, Africa
and Latin America. |
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Hideaway.
From remote outposts in the Burmese
Himalayas to camps in the Sahara, lodges in
Patagonia (where the 'hotel transfer' is a
connecting ship) or relaxing in your
thatched bungalow in the Andamans, these
places, united by their
in-the-middle-of-nowhere coordinates
astound, inspire and often live up to their
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 Private
Islands
From private islands quaintly accessible
either by wading through the water or
alternatively on the back of an elephant to
those whose point of entry includes a
stopover in a disused military 'airport'.
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 Barefoot Luxury. One of our more unusual safari combinations, Greystoke Mahale,
located near the pristine wilderness of Lake
Tanganyika. Ridiculously difficult and
expensive to get to- this one's for those
looking for something above the typical
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Lodges.
Luxury safari lodges in Africa offering the
gamut of spa treatments (almost literally in
the bush!) to star beds with nothing between
you and the stars but a desultory mosquito
net. Luxury African lodges having long set
the standard for luxury in remoteness, these
lodges are now leading the way in
responsible and authentic tourism, ensuring
that the tourism dollar is channeled back to
the local communities through the training
and employment of the local communities as
camp staff as well as an obligatory
conservation tax payable to the immediate
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Boutique Hotels. From
exquisite Damascene conversions to gloriously
restored courtyard houses deep in the hutongs
of Beijing, the achingly beautiful riad in Fez
or the heritage hotel on the banks of a sacred
river in Madhya Pradesh. The genre of
independent boutique hotels having taken off
with the trend of individualization and
customized- a reaction against an era of
cookie-cutter and mass-produced products-
boutique hotels are perfect for the individual
traveller who rate character, a sense of place
and authenticity over the conveniences of 24/7
room service or buffet breakfasts. Boutique
hotels are something which we dedicate ourselves
to finding (and featuring) here at Urbane
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 Luxury Resorts
Ideal for spa breaks, luxury honeymoons or
as a precursor (or end) to any trip, our luxury
resort getaways can be easily combined with a
more culturally-oriented trip, allowing
you to suitably wind down at the end of an
active and/or challenging itinerary (one of our
walking safaris or a horse-riding expedition,
for example) before your return home.|
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 Oberoi
Hotels With a presence in India,
Egypt and Indonesia, the Oberoi Hotels
distinguish itself with its polished service and
the elaborate, beautifully appointed rooms of
each of their hotels (and cruises). | |
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Seasons Hotel The gold standard
in luxury hotel chains, the Four Seasons hotels-
both resorts and city hotels continually set a
benchmark for its design, architecture, use of
space and the legendary Four Seasons service.
The Four Seasons Hotels we feature are located
in Turkey, Thailand, Lebanon, Jordan, Malaysia,
SIngapore, Italy, Indonesia, Egypt, Maldives and
China and include the romatically-located
Four
Seasons Bosphorus or the lush oasis that is the
Four Seasons Firenze. | |
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Aman Resorts
The name that has drawn a cult following
(its progenitor being the Amanpuri, spanning the
Amanjiwo down to the exquisite Amanyara) for
its attention to detail and luxury, the Aman
Resorts is well-known for the holistic travel
experiences it provides as well as possibly
introducing the concept of 'glamping' in Asia
with the
Aman-i-Khas and the Amanwana. | | |
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